Remi Tinubu meets first Nigerian female graduate of UK military academy
The 24-year-old was one of the 135 officer cadets to graduate during RMAS’ sovereign’s parade in London on April 12. In a statement on Monday, Oluremi commended Owowoh for her resilience during the course, adding that she is “a good…
Togo’s president signs law expected to extend his decades-long rule
Togolese President Faure Gnassingbe has signed a controversial new constitution that eliminates presidential elections, a statement from his office said late Monday. It’s a move that opponents say will allow him to extend his family’s six-decade-long rule. Under the new…
Students in Nairobi school hope bamboo wall will improve air quality
Students at Dandora Secondary School, in the east of Kenya’s capital Nairobi, are taking their health into their own hands. Armed with gardening hoes, they are planting over a 100 bamboo seedlings in the school garden in the hope that…
Italy PM in Libya to sign deals part of “Mattei plan” for Africa
The Prime minister of the UN-backed government in Libya hosted his Italian counterpart, in Tripoli Tuesday (May. 7) Abdul Hamid Dbeibah and Giorgia Meloni held bilateral talks. Meloni was accompanied by the Minister of University and Research, the Minister of…
US Army sergeant arrested in Russia accused of theft
A EUS Army soldier stationed in South Korea has been detained in Russia, the US military says. Staff Sgt Gordon Black is accused of stealing from a woman, reports the BBC’s US partner CBS. He was not on official travel…
Nigerian Prof Rose-Margaret Ekeng-Itua emerges world’s first black woman Ph.D holder in Cybernetics
Nigerian female scholar, Professor Rose-Margaret Ekeng-Itua, has become the first black woman to earn a doctorate degree (Ph.D) in Cybernetics in the world. Cybernetics is the scientific study of how information is communicated in machines and pieces of electronic equipment…
US Army sergeant arrested in Russia accused of theft
US Army soldier stationed in South Korea has been detained in Russia, the US military says. Staff Sgt Gordon Black is accused of stealing from a woman, reports the BBC’s US partner CBS. He was not on official travel when…
Aruna, Edem, others for African Cup, Olympics qualifiers in Kigali
The Nigeria Table Tennis Federation on Sunday named Quadri Aruna, Offiong Edem, Olajide Omotayo and Fatimo Bello as the country’s flag bearers at the 2024 ITTF African Cup and Olympics Qualification Tournament taking place in Kigali, Rwanda, from May 12…
Ukachukwu Brothers Deserve Commendation, not Victimization, Ohaneze Demands over Illegal Demolition of Investments
Ukachukwu Brothers Deserve Commendation, not Victimization, Ohaneze Demands over Illegal Demolition of Investments The Apex Igbo socio-cultural group, Ohaneze Ndigbo has demanded an immediate apology to the Ukachukwu brothers and their subsequent compensation by the Federal Government, over what it…
Nigeria’s men’s 4x100m quartet returns to the Olympics for the first time since Beijing 2008
Nigerian men’s 4×100m quartet makes a historic return to the Olympics after a 16-year absence, overcoming a shaky finish on Day 1 to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games in the repechage round. The quartet of Udodi Onwuzurike, Consider…